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Scientists Create Synthetic "Poop" to Cure Nasty Gastrointestinal Infections

By Christine Hsu | Jan 10, 2013 09:44 AM EST

Scientists have created synthetic "poop" to cure nasty gastrointestinal infections commonly caused by a toxin-producing bacteria Clostridium difficile.

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"Fecal Transplant" More Effective Than Standard Treatment at Fighting Bacterial Infections

By Christine Hsu | Oct 22, 2012 02:05 PM EDT

"Fecal transplants," an experimental therapy that uses donated human stools to treat people with the notoriously hard-to-treat Clostridium difficile infection that causes severe watery diarrhea is safe and effective researchers claim.

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